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Conradina canescens

Conradina canescens (Torr. & A. Gray ex Benth.) A. Gray

False Rosemary, Wild Rosemary, Conradina

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Synonym(s): Calamintha canescens, Conradina brevifolia, Conradina puberula

USDA Symbol: COCA19

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Linear
Inflorescence: Axillary
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Violet
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Dec
Bloom Notes: The lower lip of the flower has dark spots on it.

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , MS
Native Habitat: Coastal scrub.

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun

Bibliography

Bibref 1620 - Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Reprint Edition) (2009) Wasowski, S. with A. Wasowski

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Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 446 - In search of allelopathy in the Florida scrub: The role of terpenoids (1994) N. H. Fischer, G. B. Williamson, J. D. Weidenhamer...
Reslit 385 - Using patterns of genetic structure based on microsatellite loci to test hypotheses of current hybridization, ancient hybridization and incomplete lineage sorting in Conradina (Lamiaceae) (2008) C. E. Edwards, D. E. Soltis and P. S. Soltis
Reslit 1496 - Keltonia robusta Henry (Hemiptera: Miridae): New distributional records and seasonality of a specialist on woody mints (Lamiaceae) (2009) A. G. Wheeler
Reslit 1518 - Chemical inhibition of fire-prone grasses by fire-sensitive shrub,Conradina canescens (1989) G. B. Williamson, N. H. Fischer, D. R. Richardson ...

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Conradina canescens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Conradina canescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Conradina canescens

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Record Modified: 2022-12-09
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